Jan 19, 2011

Aji picante is a spicy Colombian hot sauce served with soups, sancocho, stews, rice, beans, empanadas and more. Every Latin country has there own version of a spicy hot sauce, each unique and delicious. This is my mom's recipe, she never measures when she cooks so it was a bit tricky getting her measurements right. A little goes a long way, you only need to add a few teaspoons to whatever you put this on. To save time, I used my mini food processor.

I can't even tell you how excited I am to see this!!!! I recently tried your empanadas (using your picadillo recipe) and they have been such a hit I made them three times within a week! My Puerto Rican-Colombian husband loved them but was missing the "green sauce" that is served on the side at the local Colombian restaurants. Now I can make some for him! Since he's asked for 100 empadanas for his birthday, I'll be making at least a quart of this! :)

P.S. We had company over for empanadas and one of our guests doesn't eat red meat, so I made up a chicken empanada and it was awesome. It was the first time I created something that was good, so thanks for being the inspiration!!!

Gina, I bought the ingredients to try this, but got scared a little. Your recipe for the Habanero Cilantro Lime Rice doesn't have any red in it. My grocery store only had RED habanero chile peppers. Is this right??? We do like the spicy sauces, but I don't want to kill myself with this stuff either. The website I just looked up as the red habanero among the top 5 hottest peppers.Please let me know which color of pepper is to be used in this recipe. Thanks!!!

Im new to WW and when given your sight at our meeting, I was soo excited to check it out. They were naming off sooo many yummy sounding recipes at our meeting(not nice to do when its dinner time) and I absolutely am thrilled to start my new journey,,and these recipes are awesome!!! Thank You sooo much for the points recipes on here, I will be visiting often!!! :)

Gina - thanks for this fantastic recipe. I made this along with your Fiesta Lime Rice and Cheddar Jalapeno Chicken. A truly amazing meal (except for the part where I was careless with the habaneros and had to soak my hand in yogurt! Gloves next time for sure).

Your recipes are too die for. They are delicious, and I'm so happy to have found your blog that has helped fit right in with my healthier lifestyle. By the way, you made me porud with this recipe. I am 100% COLOMBIAN and I approve!!!

Made this for my husband with the Carne Guisada latin stew and we both loved it! I added a clove of garlic to the salsa just cause I love garlic :) thanks so much for sharing, I love your recipes Gina!

I've been making your recipes for a few years now. I just wanted to pipe in finally and say I love this sauce! I made it originally to go with the Carne Guisada but I've been putting it on everything even after the stew was long gone. I will definitely be making this over and over again! Thanks!

I use your recipes 3-4 times a week. At least! I could post on every recipe, but I decided to comment on this one because we LOVE your aji picante sauce!! I make double batches and freeze what we don't use that week to use later. And I put it in baby food jars and give it away as gifts. Delish! We can't WAIT for your cookbook to come out! Thanks for all the hard work you put into these recipes. We are loving them.